Shoe



June l2, 1923. 1,458,719

G2 T. MCLEOD SHOE Filed Aug. 18, 1920 Invenow George TMeLeod.

M47 dag@ Patented June 12,1923.

Aappnatisalineaaugust 1s,4 1920.. serial :N01 404;;314

To all zehomtnayconcewt: i ff y. j Be it known that I, GEORGE T. MoLEioD, 4a-

citizen of the :United Statesyand'a residentot Boston, county of Suffolk, Aand State 'of- Massachusetts,have` invented an Improve mentl inA Shoesyof whichfthe' following de-f scription, in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, is a specilicatiom li'kecharvacters von the 'drawings representing llike.

parts-...1` f V This invention relates to boots a'ndyshoes and the particular purpose'is to provide an'l article of footwear which may' be manutan# tured in an easy and expeditious manner and which will be Vof great *lateral* lexibility 'The invention maybe c'on'sideredfaniniprovenient in theproduction of shoeshaving a freleased or unlockednl shank Aportion otv the vty eoriginally described in v`United States atent` to I'Villiamv Ii lMac'Fa-rland,y

'No 1,101,747. My invention-simplifies the? process of making a shoe andparticularly av vwelt shoe of this kind an'dpermi'ts'it to -be 1 shoe factory. r

produced without modifying the present es; tahlished methods andfroutiife' of a modern.

' My invention may best-be understoodbyr reference to the following,description oi one' illustrative i embodiment rxthe'reolt'- which v Il have shown by wayof-eXample-fin companyingV drawings, f wherein :f

Fig. l is la bottomplan yoi a shoe;

Fig. 2 is a similar view with the outsoley removed; l

Figs. 3 and 4 are sections ofthe shoe on the last 'taken on the lines 3 3 and 4-'4. of Fig. 2, respectively; and

F ig. 5 is a side elevation of an insole utilized in the form of invention illustrated.

In the form of my invention here shown by way of illustration I utilize as adaptable for the purposes 'thereof by suitable preparation an insole of known constructionl comprising an inner leather thickness 7 provided with a marginal lip 9 andreinforced preferably by a thickness of canvas 1l overlying the shank and orepart of the sole and marginally secured to the lip 9. For the purpose of my invention .the lip 9 is,how

ever, severed from -the `main body portion of the insole proper 7 along the inner sideof the shank as shownin Figs. 3 and 5 between the points a and b (Fig. 2), thisop'- eration providing an insole which is cut inwdiy i long the Iside orina khaarfamr acrossthe majorlporition ofthe'widthjtherei f 4 of', thus providing* a li'pv-which'is lfI'fele'a'sedY froml the bodyoffitheinsole;A fThelouter;v thicknessv vof. the insole, provided 'by one "ori i morecanva's layersfl'l; yissecured fadjfa'cent the heelfseat at-'the left' of the 'pointja in "Figf 2, :detached along thein'n'er'si'de ofthe shank between aand?) andv marginally .a'tta clied'v to the 4'leather 7 'from-'the point-b 'aroundl the toe 'and ,toi the' heel sea-'t "on the oppositev side: Thelinter'mediate portion ofthe' canvas layer- 'lflfis tree soy that zatjthe shank of "thejsho'efv this outer thickness of thein'sole 'is' 'securedonlylalo'ng the outer side; f i

The insole 'comprising the Players' i7 and 111 maybe attached'to the last inthe usual way.v4

and the upper- 13 applied to? theglas't v'and Y welt '17"may-'bel'utilized 'eXtendingfcomQ i pletely around'the shoe on both'sid'es' tolv the yheel seat. yThe'gupper 13i andwelt"`17 las shownin IFigs.; Band 4 arelsewvedin the usuallv manner to the lipQx'o'i' thel insole. 'Referring'A i tofFig.. 3"'it'willbe seen, however, that the innerhthickness ofthe insole-whichfispre-- y Thel .detached portion lotsthe? insolefalong' f the shank portion of thev shoe provides a greatflexibility in lthis' direction and one which adapts itself freely tothe variations portion which can buckle if the shoe is olisf' `torted laterally.v This provides ashoe ot in the form of the wearers foot. This laterallexibility valso greatly facilitates puttingthe shoe `on, and taking it ofi". 'The b uckled .portion shown inF ig. 5 further" rests in 'the arch of the toot and acts as a -Inore or less resilient-arch support without,

however, binding or exerting v any. undue pressure.

I should point out thatv the only extra op eration involved in constructing this shoe.

over the usual process of constructing shoes of like type is the slitting between the points ce and Z). There are no eXtra partslto` be manipulated and the continuity ofthe usual inseamand of thewelt, ifoneis-employed, l

is preserved. yThis slitting operationcau be easily and quicklyfperiormed alt/.any time sov before the outsole is applied either before or after the inseaining operation and either before or after the insole is applied to the last.

I have heiein illustrated and particularly described the manufacture of a welt shoe utilizing a so-called YGem insole, that is,Y one with a reinforcing layer of canvas, yet

i vthe principles exemplified thereby which I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent I shall express in the following claims. n

l. In a shoe an insole comprising an inlner layerhaving a peripheral lip extending continuously around the foreport and shank thereof, an outer layer having a portion underlying the shank of said inner layer and secured marginally to said lip, an intermediate portion of the lip being severed from the body of the said inner layer at the inner side of the shank, an upper and an outsole, said upper and outsole being secured to said lip.

2. In a shoe a leather insole proper having a marginal lip, a reinforcing canvas layer marginally secured to said lip, said lip being severed from the insole proper along the inner side of the shank, an up- -v per and a welt extending continuously from one side of the heel around the forepart of the shoe to the other side of the heel. said upper and welt being seamed'to said lip.

3. In a shoe an insole having an inner layer and an outer layer, said outer layer being secured marginally to said inner layT er from a point adjacent the heel seat on one side aroundthe toe to a .point in advance of the shank at the other side, and being freeof the inner layer from said point to adjacent the heel seat, and an upper and an outsole, said upper and outsole 'being' inarginally secured to' said outer layer.'

4. An insole for shoes comprising'a leather insole proper having a marginal lip and an outer reinforcing layer secured at both sides to said lip, said lip being severed from the insole proper along the inner side ofthe shank.

5. The process of making weltshoes which comprises providing an insole with amarginal lip, securing a reinforcing layer there'- under to the said lip, severing the lip fromthe body7 of the insole at lthe shank. and

inseaming the upper to said lip.

6. In a shoe an insole having the body thereof cut to provide a marginal lip for attachment of the shoe upper, a portion of said lip alongvthe shank being severed from the body of the insole. L

7. The process of making `shoes wherein an insole is provided with a sewing rib, an i upper and welt is attached to the rib .and an outsole to the welt characterized bythe step of severing a portion of the rib from the body of the insole 'at anytime during'tlio process of manufacture prior to the attachment of the outsole.

8. The processof making shoes wherein an insole is provided with a sewing rib, an

upper and welt is attached to the rib and an outsole to the Welt characterized by 'the S0 i step of severing the rib from the body of the insole along the inner sidevof the shank at any time during the process of manufacture prior to the attachment of the'ou'tsole.`

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this'specification. v

GEORGE T. MCLEOD. 

